Percy Irausquin Collection

After the special “Inspired by Aruba” painting workshops from Nouel at the Hyatt Regency Aruba February 8th , workshops of the famous Aruban painter artist Gustave Nouel will start again in November 2007.

The next workshops will take place at the Numismatic Museum, Hyatt Regency Aruba, Amsterdam Manor and Tamarijn Resorts, supported by the ATA. (see poster):

The workshops will be from 10 to 12 AM and from 3 to 5 PM

Price: US$ 66,- for theoretical part in the morning or practical part in the afternoon.
Price: US$ 99,- for both, theoretical and practical part.

For more information and/or inscriptions: Jonnie Tilma at Multi Media Internacional tel 583-9039 between 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM

Reservations in advance will be required considering the limited place available

The workshops will be about Nouel’s painting book titled: “Inspired by Aruba” that was recently published in English by Multi Media International.
Intention is to also publish this original painting book in Papiamento, Spanish and Dutch if there is enough interest and support for this.

Van Dorp/De Wit will organize some special workshops especially for tourists and local participants. Also sponsors like De Palm Tours, Thrifty car rental, Yrausquin & Sons and tireless professionals like those of Multi Media International, helped to make these art projects possible.

Mask n’ Play is the name of the new exposition at the Insight Art Gallery. The exposition includes work from 23 different contemporary artists and will be shown until Monday, April 30th. Insight Art Gallery is located in Paradera Park 215 with opening hours from Monday through Friday from 09:30 hrs until 12:00 hrs and from 14:30 hrs til 17:00 hrs. Weekend viewings are possible by calling 568-9168.

http://www.nouel.net/

This year a solo exposition, by the famous Aruban Painter Gustave Nouel opened last January 2007 at the Numismatic Museum. Exposition will last until July 14, 2007. A wide variety of his paintings -amongst others, can be admired here. Culmination is a collector’s item coin designed by Nouel, from which the first was minted by the Dutch Queen Beatrix at the Central Bank of Aruba last year. This is the first official coin ever in Papiamento and ever presented by the Queen in Aruba.

Further, this exposition is also based upon his book ‘Inspired by Aruba’. A book published by Multi Media International that takes you step by step to painting at a professional basis, presenting a revolutionary simplified way with modern elementary colors and basic techniques. At the Hyatt Regency Aruba, Amsterdam Manor and Tamarijn Resort painting workshops will take place in November 2007 from this book ‘Inspired by Aruba’.

This Art tourism project supported by the ATA has been possible thanks to: Multi Media Int., R.E. Yrausquin & Sons, Thrifty Car Rental and many others.

Artistic painting has taken a leading role in Aruba and is stimulating a boom for all artistic disciplines on this little sunny paradise, opening new doors for the experiential and for cultural tourism in general.

According to the leading artist painter Gustave Nouel, it is gratifying when people see what they are capable of, even thought they never thought that they could paint. ‘Just observe the pleasure it gives individuals when they get inspired. It is surprising the talents that are discovered with the right conditions…

You can make your own creative and very personal painted souvenirs here with this workshop and experience Aruba in the process!

Nouel's painting book ‘Inspired by Aruba', will be included, together with all necessary basic materials and paint for these special painting workshops from the famous Aruban painter in november 2007, for just US$ 99,- .

More information at www.nouel.net or www.gustavenouel.com and reservations can be made at jonnie@multimedia.aw

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ARUBA AND FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION INVITES YOU!

An Aruban ABSOLUTE VODKA work of art, using clay and paint, will be displayed in the Absolut museum in Sweden. Created a by a group of local artists, patrons of the new art gallery & café Oranjestad Kunsthuis, the Aruba Absolute bottle was presented to one of the Absolut directors to take to Sweden.

Every Thursday night from 7 to 9 pm is Folcloric Night around the pool/waterslide area at La Cabana Villas. A folcloric dance group performs every week between 7.30 – 8.30 pm. Local vendors selling their handmade arts & crafts as well as local dishes. The hotel’s DJ entertains during breaks with tyipical local music to which the visitors can dance trhoguhout the event. The Sunset Pool Bar & Grill serve all drinks at Hapy Hour prices as well as hambrugers, hotdogs and more at affordable prices.

A major road construction project was initiated this month at the Parke Nacional Arikok. The road network reconstruction, financed by the European Union, will cost 2.8 million euros and will come out of the 12 million euros the EU has allocated for the Parke Nacional. The funds are destined for the road network and also a visitor’s complex planned to be constructed at the entrance of the park. The project has been 10 years in the making and is estimated to be finished in 10 months. For more information please call the Parke Nacional Arikok at 585-1234.

Try this: just type in on your keyboards: Numismatic and Aruba. Your internet connection will show you a very extensive list of web pages that are supporters and admirers of the fantastic Money Museum extravaganza in Aruba. Different winter destinations also consider Aruba worthwhile visiting because of this growing landmark: The intruguing world of The Aruba Numismatic Museum. Even Frommer's had dedicated some time to describe this incredible must see museum in the Caribbean. By the way, you don't have to be a collector to learn how interesting and educative a money museum can be. In fact, everybody will learn something in this museum. In January 2007, the museum just received Mr. Rochette, famous money collector, researcher, numismatic writer and previous president of the American Numismatic Association. He was pleasantly surprised by the setup and promised to promote Aruba's significant Money Museum to help make it accessible for collectors all over the world. Mr. Rochette is a numismatic aritcle writer for The Numismatis and Worldcoin New, both have over 400.000 copies. His recognition of the museum is going to take Aruba to another level. On the internet also you can find the well known web page: dmoz, Open directory of the world. They rated Aruba between the TOP 7 Money Museums in the world.
Welcome to World of collectors.

Aruba's Numismatic new acquisitions on the internet:

www.dmoz.org/Reference/Museums/Recreation_and_Sports/Numismatics/

www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v09n48a06.html

Aruba Antique & Heritage Museum

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